5 Themes of Geography

What are the 5 themes? 1. Location 2. Place 3. Human-Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions

Location Tells you where it is-

KMS is on the north side of Houston KMS is south of K-Park 5 Themes of Geography 1.Location: Tells you where it is- -Relative Location: position of a place compared to another place. -Absolute location: The exact position of a place on the earth. Uses: exact coordinates- (latitude & longitude) Addresses Accurate descriptions of a location KMS is on the north side of Houston KMS is south of K-Park

Is it Relative or Absolute location? 1. Southwest of Houston ___________________________ 2. 2407 Pine Terrace Dr. (Kingwood Middle School) ___________________________ 3. Corner of Woodland Hills and North Park ___________________________ 4. 40 N and 90 E ___________________________ 5. Near the coast ___________________________ 6. East of Texas ___________________________ Relative location Absolute location Absolute Location Absolute location Relative location Relative location

place

Geography 2.Place: What is it like when you get there? What does the area look like and who occupies it? - Desert areas, forested areas, coastal areas, urban areas, racial population, etc. - physical characteristics: Describes what features give an area its own identity. (landforms, climate, plants, animals). - human characteristics: (language, religion, architecture, music, politics, racial population, etc.

Place: What are the unique features of this place?

Place: What are the unique features of this place?

Place: What are the unique features of this place?

What is the difference between Location & Place?

What is the difference between Location & Place? tells you where it is- Location: - Corner of 10th & Colorado St. - 1010 Colorado St. - 97* 44’34.79’N & 97* 44’34. 79’W - Near the center of downtown Austin 30°16′21.72

What is the difference between Location & Place? Place: Tells you what its like

Movement People & ideas get around

3. Movement: People and ideas get around. Geography 3. Movement: People and ideas get around. ~Migration: moving from one place to another – (culture, ideas)

3. movement ~Transportation: ex. how your food, electronics, etc. get to supermarkets & stores…they come from other cities & countries.

3. movement ~Communication: technology allows us to communicate with those faraway.

Human Environment Interaction 1979 2005 Human Environment Interaction

4.Human-Environmental Interaction: What do the people do to the environment? What does the environment do for the people? ~The way people are changing or interacting to the environment. Ex. adding ditches & ponds, leveling land to build houses, cutting down trees, planting trees, polluting the air, etc. Can be good or bad

The environment influences how: We live Example: What’s HEI The environment influences how: We live Example: What’s the environment like & how does it affect the people who live there?

Regions

5. Regions: What do locations have in common 5. Regions: What do locations have in common? Climate, religion, language, education… -Areas that have something in common.

4 Regions of Texas

See if you can answer which theme of Geography these are? Choices Location (Absolute or Relative) Place Movement Human- Environment Interaction Region

1. Fax Machines send messages & 5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 1. Fax Machines send messages & information from Houston to the border town of Brownsville.

Human Environment Interaction 5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place/Region Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 2. Concrete drainage ditches catch flood water run-off from community streets and sewers. Human Environment Interaction

Absolute Location 5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 3. Burger King is at the corner of West Lake Houston and Kingwood Dr. Absolute Location

5 Themes of Geography amount of annual precipitation it receives. Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 4. East Texas has pine forests due to the amount of annual precipitation it receives.

Absolute Location 5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 5. Lubbock Texas can found at 34 N and 102 W. Absolute Location

5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 6. Air Jordan’s are made in China and sent to the U.S. for individuals to wear.

Human Environment Interaction 5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 7. 18 acres of trees are cut down to build 60 more houses in a new subdivision. Human Environment Interaction

5 Themes of Geography population of Hispanics. Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 8. San Antonio is a city with a large population of Hispanics.

Absolute location 5 Themes of Geography Location (relative or absolute) Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region 9. Chick-Fil-A is located at 4594 Kingwood Dr. Absolute location